Islamic Awakening from the viewpoint of thinkers

Islamic Awakening from the viewpoint of thinkers

Perhaps some of you still remember the call of awakening by the great reviver of Islam in the contemporary history who said: "O Muslims, wake up, assist Islam, and be free and honored." The concern of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran Imam Khomeini (May his soul rest in peace) was the dignity and glory of Muslims and getting rid of foreign hegemony. Besides foreseeing the Soviet Union dissolution, Imam Khomeini, with his profound view of the global conditions and his sharp insight, had also spoken of the decline of western capitalism.

Today the unprecedented resistance against domestic despotism and foreign colonialism has led to the huge uprising of the peoples of Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Jordan, Libya and Yemen. During recent months, the Islamic awakening in the Muslim world has been passing the course of victory. The west, especially the US, is very much worried about the formation of an Islamic revolution in the Arab countries. Through applying communication technology and creating psychological war, the west has targeted the principles of revolutions and unity of the Islamic world. In such circumstances the holding of International Conference on Islamic awakening was a big step. While Muslim nations have risen against dictator rulers plans and programs to push forward the goals of the uprising seems an essential initiative. If Muslim nations and governments properly utilize the sources of power in the Islamic world they can drive the regional developments to the benefits of world Muslims.

Holding the first conference on Islamic Awakening in Tehran on September 17-18 with the presence of the leader of the Islamic revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamanei indicated the specific importance and credibility of the conference. In an important speech at Tehran conference, Ayatollah Khamenei highlighted the ways of preserving and guiding these revolutions in the right path. The leader's emphasis on the formation of a new Islamic civilization based on religion, intellectuality, knowledge and morality illustrated the ultimate goal for the illumination of the Islamic world. The latest developments, challenges and perspectives of Islamic resistance were discussed by over 700 participating thinkers of the world, leaders of Islamic resistance as well as cultural, political and media figures from all over the world.

The Iranian thinker Dr. Mohammad Javad Larijani labeled as Islamic the awakening of nations and considered the Islamic revolution as the factor to pave the ground for awakening in the world saying, "The best theory regarding the regional uprising is that it stems from the Islamic revolution of Iran and it has much commonality with it. One is that the regional nations experienced a deplorable past and now they have revolted against dictatorship. The other characteristic is that the revolutions have been shaped against dependence on west. Meanwhile nations have risen up against the Zionist regime and there is no trace of nationalism and western liberal democracy in the slogans chanted. All evidence proves that Islam is the intellectual basis of uprisings in the region and that nations seek values like justice, freedom, independence and religious popular system."

The senior member of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, Dr. Kamal Al-halbavi in a speech at the conference on Islamic awakening referred to the role of the leader in spreading Islamic awakening in the region and said: "I believe that Ayatollah Khamenei has deep awareness and information and guides the regional people strongly. The Islamic Republic of Iran is the only country which went through the right path after the victory of the revolution and moved in the path of an all-out independence. The Islamic states, like Iran should step in an all-encompassing scientific and economic independence.” Halbavi underlined that the Islamic nations as a single body always defend truth.

For sure, the US and some Arab regimes, through overt and covert ways, try to gain a foothold in the revolutions. The secretary general of People's Liberation Front for Freedom of Palestine Ahmad Jebraiel, said, “Islamic awakening has now entered the phase of Islamic uprising. The region is witnessing a political and media war and the US and the west try to lead the Islamic Awakening to failure. The US and the Zionist regime are seeking to dominate the regional people but surely this plot will fail.” He also said that NATO never seeks the benefits of people and it only wants to loot the properties of the Islamic nations. No one can believe that victory will be materialized by NATO which has killed the innocent people in the Islamic states.

The speaker of Iraq's Islamic supreme assembly Hoj. Seyed Ammar Hakim described Islamic awakening as a dream which becomes true and as a freedom from the global arrogance domination saying, "In view of this awakening, we stick to Islamic principles. Islam is the religion of forgiveness, justice and moderation and those who attribute terrorism to Islam do not have a proper understanding of the truth of Islam.” Seyyed Hakim also warned about the enemies attempts to deviate the Islamic awakening.

The advisor to Sudan's president Mostafa Osman said the Islamic awakening in the region flourishing day by day. He added, "Muslim nations have succeeded to create a change in the region. Now the main need of Muslim nations is to manage these changes."

In the first conference on Islamic awakening, issues like liberation of Palestine and Quds, unity of Muslims and religious popular rule were noticed by the thinkers of the Islamic world and they underlined unity among the Islamic Ummah and vigilance towards the domineering powers’ plots to deviate the uprisings. The head of Turkey's Prosperity party said, “The Islamic world needs unity; the elements of discord should be recognized and shunned.”

The representative of the Iraqi parliament Mrs. Maha Al-Dawri in a speech said, “Today the spirits of Imam Khomeini, Ayatollah Mohammad Baqer Sadr and Ayatollah Mohammad Sadeq Sadr have been breathed into the body of the Islamic Resistance Movements of the region. Therefore, the domineering powers, who have failed against the resistance of Muslim nations, turn to sowing discord between Shiites and Sunnis.” He considered the spread of promiscuity as another western way for overcoming the Islamic resistance and identity saying, "Their act will have no result because the world has realized that communism and Laicism cannot offer happiness and bliss to a person and they have come to stalemate.” The wife of the head of Turkey's prosperity party, elaborating on the system of the new governments said, “The will of the people should be taken into consideration since they rose against despotism and their rights should be fulfilled.” In view of the speedy process of Islamic awakening, she said, “The future of Palestine is at the hand of the Islamic world and as the holy Prophet said if the Muslim people rise firmly against the enemies they will defeat them.”

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